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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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